Oprah -- No Fat Bash for Obamapalooza

Everyone inside -- and outside -- the Beltway has been buzzing about what kind of bash Oprah Winfrey's going to throw to celebrate the Inauguration of the century. Sorry to disappoint you, folks, but it ain't happening.

We're told in no uncertain terms by Oprah's peeps -- she's not throwing a party during Obamafest. There had been loud whispers she would be hosting a shindig at her ex-personal chef Art Smith's new joint, Art and Soul, in the District.

The whispers only got louder when people who tried to get a reservation for Jan. 18-21 were turned away because, they said, the eatery was "bought out" during those dates.

Seems O will be concentrating on her show, which will be live from DC that week -- and keeping an eye on her own waistline.

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31. Oh, for God's sake. Who cares if she's not throwing a bash? What, now we can't have a celebration unless Oprah is in on it? Has the whole world gone mad??????

Posted at 4:25PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Linda

32. To #7 who wrote: You TMZed posters are so cruel. What does her weight have to do with her being pompous?

Ummmm, Oprah keeps bringing up her stupid, fat weight. Why do you act surprised people are writing about it.

Can we finally just say she's a failure at the diet thing and move onto something else already? How many times does she have to get fat and tell us all how unhappy we are? Why does she assume I need a week's worth of shows on improving my life because she's fat? I'm happy. Very happy. No thanks to Oprah and all of her jibberish and money.

Posted at 4:29PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Sarah

33. Well that does not surprised me, on election night I heard one of the commentators on Spanish T.V saying that a close source told him that the reason why Oprah, started to shy away from Obama and was not as active promoting him the last days before the election as before, was because she had a fall out with Michelle Obama, according to what the commentator said, Michelle told one of her friends that "she did not like that lady" and Oprah somehow found out about it, and has not been that close to Obama ever since :-)
Just what I heard.

Posted at 4:54PM on Jan 7th 2009 by mestiza

34. I was told she will giving some free fat ass out to everyone.

Posted at 4:56PM on Jan 7th 2009 by bill

35. If Oprah wants to lose weight, she should try the initial diet. She has the fattest initial in the entire alphabet so she needs to change her name to something that starts with an "I" as all she thinks about is herself. Iodine would suit this foul woman and the rest of us need to rid ourselves of TOXIC OPRAH WINFREY!!!!

Posted at 5:44PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Good Riddance

36. All I had to do was see the topic on TMZ and then come to the comment section and watch the hate come raining down. Oprah is at the top of her game. Barack is at the top of the world. The hate is just background noise. May you choke on the bile of your own hate.

Go O's!

Posted at 5:57PM on Jan 7th 2009 by simonesdad2008

37. I too am impressed that Oprah is the only performer and only African American to give over $300 million of her own hard earned money to charity. It's easy to say she's a billionaire so she can afford it, but the truth is the woman was raised in poverty & abuse & earned every penny she so generously gives. Meanwhile those of us raised with every opportunity just sit around talking crap in the comment section.

Posted at 6:15PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Int

38. Oprah's the greatest! I love her with all my heart.

Posted at 6:17PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Ken

39. If Obama doesn't declare that he's going to take financial power back from the Federal Reserve and put the country back on the gold standard, nothing else he does will make any sense or have a chance of doing any long term good.

That's right, George W, we know what you do and we know what your grandfather was up to. We know that "money as debt", controlled by the international sabateur banks known as the Federal Reserve MUST be removed.

There's the reason to have a celebration; accomplish something. Anyone can be elected President. So do something worthwhile, at the core of it all, that puts the US back on its feet independently.

Posted at 6:33PM on Jan 7th 2009 by PolarBear

40. she's such a skank

Posted at 7:29PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Michael

41. I wish everyone attending the inauguration would wear brown potato sacks and donate all the money used on one-time-wear gowns to a worthy cause. For this inauguration and all others following throughout the years. OPRAH, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SET AN EXAMPLE AND "CHANGE" THE WORLD.

Posted at 8:46PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Janet

42. oprah and her weight is all we have to worry about?
6 months down the road and children are starving in America please remind me of this post.
I will be in the oval office.... muhahahahaha

Posted at 8:49PM on Jan 7th 2009 by bho mistress

43. I wish everyone attending the inauguration would wear brown potato sacks and donate all the money used on one-time-wear gowns to a worthy cause. For this inauguration and all others following throughout the years. OPRAH, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SET AN EXAMPLE AND "CHANGE" THE WORLD.
Posted by Janet

wtf r u talking about??? the way ms O KEEPS gaining wieght, she goes from size XXXL to XXXXL every other week. those gowns she wears can be used as the outdoor tents for barack's inaugural BBQ. i hear they're gonna serve baby back ribs, chitlin', grits, cornbread, and sweet 'tato pie....

Posted at 8:55PM on Jan 7th 2009 by oh no she di'int

44. Listen I cannot stand that women and quite frankly think SHE is a bigot. But I think it is very uncool to bash an entire race.

Posted at 9:02PM on Jan 7th 2009 by susan

45. I really dont wan to tbe dis-respectful to Orpah but I have to say this. She has had a week of "Living your best life" on TV and had a sit down interview in which she discussed her weight. I think the only way she can totally combat the problem is
to get real with her weight. She is not 200lbs, she is a lot more and she needs to deal with that. If you really want to come clean then do it truthfully from the beginning. I am guessing about 235. Come- on Oprah come clean! 40lbs, it's more like 80lbs

Posted at 9:31PM on Jan 7th 2009 by rita

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